We could all use a little more One-Punch Man in our lives. We could also use more JAM Project, and we’re getting both in the latest image song sample from the upcoming One-Punch Man Maji CD Drama & Song collection volume. This one has JAM …Read more »
Anime streaming newcomer HIDIVE added another classic series this week with the announcement of Space Runaway Ideon. The series goes live on the service today, with new episodes set to debut every Thursday at 1:00pm Eastern. Ideon comes from Mobile Suit Gundam mastermind Yoshiyuki Tomino, …Read more »
There are new iPhones out, and Cardcaptor Sakura fans need something to put ‘em in. Enter Ojaga Design, the makers of this leather iPhone case based on the popular shoujo manga and anime series. Cases, rather. The two variations, designed for the iPhone 7 and …Read more »
DARLING in the FRANXX, the new series from Studio Trigger and A-1 Pictures, may have a bizarre name, but frankly, it’s looking pretty good. After a few months of teaser visuals, we’ve finally got a proper look at the series via a 3.5-minute trailer. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x68a75e …Read more »
The four-episode Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt anime was compiled into a feature in the form of an anime film called DECEMBER SKY, which premiered in Japan last summer. Fast forward to the present and it’s time to start looking ahead to international streaming plans. The …Read more »
Anime inspired by western medieval fantasy is pretty big right now. Sure, it’s partly just a side-effect the tangentially-related “stuck in an MMO” genre being even more popular, but between more pure fantasy series like Seven Deadly Sins and the new Berserk, and less futuristic …Read more »
Attack on Titan‘s Wit Studio is in charge of producing the upcoming anime film trilogy Laughing Under the Clouds, based on Karakara-Kemuri’s Donten ni Warau -Gaiden- spin-off manga. Featuring direction by Tetsuya Wakano, the first part of the trilogy hits theaters in Japan on December …Read more »
The Junji Ito Collection anime was previously announced for a January 7 debut on Tokyo MX, but it will be getting an even earlier start on Japanese satellite network WOWOW. According to the anime’s official website, WOWOW’s Anime Premium block will premiere the horror manga …Read more »
Betrayal will seriously change someone, especially when followed by nothing but vile dehumanization and, ultimately, a straight-up death sentence. That’s what Princess Angelise Ikaruga Misurugi is up against in Cross Ange, but she’s not going to go down without a fight. You’ll soon be able …Read more »
The second season of the Mr. Osomatsu anime is gearing up for an extended run. According to the series’ official Twitter account, a second consecutive cour is lined up, so look for the anime antics to keep going strong in January 2018. Mr. Osomatsu is …Read more »
Despite rumors to the contrary, Dragon Ball Super seems likely to continue past March 2018. That’s the word from Salon del Manga, a convention in Barcelona attended by Super producer Hiroyuki Sakurada and Kimitoshi Chioka, the series’ first director. During a series of interviews, the …Read more »
Record of Grancrest War is an upcoming anime that adapts the novels by Record of Lodoss War author Ryo Mizuno, which feature illustrations by Miyuu. The series is set to premiere in January 2018, and the official website announced Mashiro Ayano (Re:CREATORS) as the theme …Read more »
Tada-kun wa Koi wo Shinai, AKA Tada-kun Will Not Fall in Love, is a new original anime series animated at Doga Kobo and directed by Mitsue Yamazaki (Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun). It’s set to debut in 2018, and the latest update is here to reveal the …Read more »
Everyone has their own thoughts on what the best anime of the season are so far, but how are things shaking out in Japan? Mobile phone company NTT Docomo followed up an earlier anticipation ranking with the results of the “What are you watching this …Read more »
American school children have been crafting Death Note-inspired books of ill will towards their peers for years, but recently fully-grown Japanese women have joined in the festivities. A Japanese website called Danna Shine (or “Die Husband” in English) allows women to anonymously post how and why …Read more »
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